diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-microchip-pit64b.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-microchip-pit64b.c
index abce83d2f00b..b51259395ac3 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-microchip-pit64b.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-microchip-pit64b.c
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ static int mchp_pit64b_clkevt_shutdown(struct clock_event_device *cedev)
 {
 	struct mchp_pit64b_timer *timer = clkevt_to_mchp_pit64b_timer(cedev);
 
-	writel_relaxed(MCHP_PIT64B_CR_SWRST, timer->base + MCHP_PIT64B_CR);
+	if (!clockevent_state_detached(cedev))
+		mchp_pit64b_suspend(timer);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -182,12 +183,28 @@ static int mchp_pit64b_clkevt_set_periodic(struct clock_event_device *cedev)
 {
 	struct mchp_pit64b_timer *timer = clkevt_to_mchp_pit64b_timer(cedev);
 
+	if (clockevent_state_shutdown(cedev))
+		mchp_pit64b_resume(timer);
+
 	mchp_pit64b_reset(timer, mchp_pit64b_ce_cycles, MCHP_PIT64B_MR_CONT,
 			  MCHP_PIT64B_IER_PERIOD);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int mchp_pit64b_clkevt_set_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *cedev)
+{
+	struct mchp_pit64b_timer *timer = clkevt_to_mchp_pit64b_timer(cedev);
+
+	if (clockevent_state_shutdown(cedev))
+		mchp_pit64b_resume(timer);
+
+	mchp_pit64b_reset(timer, mchp_pit64b_ce_cycles, MCHP_PIT64B_MR_ONE_SHOT,
+			  MCHP_PIT64B_IER_PERIOD);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int mchp_pit64b_clkevt_set_next_event(unsigned long evt,
 					     struct clock_event_device *cedev)
 {
@@ -199,20 +216,6 @@ static int mchp_pit64b_clkevt_set_next_event(unsigned long evt,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void mchp_pit64b_clkevt_suspend(struct clock_event_device *cedev)
-{
-	struct mchp_pit64b_timer *timer = clkevt_to_mchp_pit64b_timer(cedev);
-
-	mchp_pit64b_suspend(timer);
-}
-
-static void mchp_pit64b_clkevt_resume(struct clock_event_device *cedev)
-{
-	struct mchp_pit64b_timer *timer = clkevt_to_mchp_pit64b_timer(cedev);
-
-	mchp_pit64b_resume(timer);
-}
-
 static irqreturn_t mchp_pit64b_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct mchp_pit64b_clkevt *irq_data = dev_id;
@@ -395,9 +398,8 @@ static int __init mchp_pit64b_init_clkevt(struct mchp_pit64b_timer *timer,
 	ce->clkevt.rating = 150;
 	ce->clkevt.set_state_shutdown = mchp_pit64b_clkevt_shutdown;
 	ce->clkevt.set_state_periodic = mchp_pit64b_clkevt_set_periodic;
+	ce->clkevt.set_state_oneshot = mchp_pit64b_clkevt_set_oneshot;
 	ce->clkevt.set_next_event = mchp_pit64b_clkevt_set_next_event;
-	ce->clkevt.suspend = mchp_pit64b_clkevt_suspend;
-	ce->clkevt.resume = mchp_pit64b_clkevt_resume;
 	ce->clkevt.cpumask = cpumask_of(0);
 	ce->clkevt.irq = irq;